St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
Proposals for Indian Supplies and

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office OF
- indian Affairs, Washington, March 10, 1887.
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate en-
yelopes), Bacon, Flour, Transportation, etc., (as
the case may beg, and directed to the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs, Chamber of Commerce
Building, corner of Third and Chestnut streets
st. Louis, Missouri, will be received until D. m
of Tuesday, April r. 1887, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon, 49,
100000 pounds Beef on the hoof, 270, 600 pounds
Beans, 78O. 600 pounds Corn, $4,000 pounds COT.
fee, 100000 pounds Flour $4,000 pounds Feed,
l35. COO pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds HON.
my, $4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
100000 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea, 800, 900
pounds salt, 100000 pounds Sugar and $4,000
pounds Wheat. Also, transportation for such of
the articles. goods, and supplies that may not be-
Also, proposals Endorsed as above. and directed
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos Is
and61 Wooster street, New York City, will be re-
ceived until p. M of Tuesday, NAV a. 1887 for
Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods. consisting
in part of Ticking, 20, 900 yards; Standard Calico
100000 yards Drilling. $4,000 yards: Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards Denims. 1900 YARDS
Bingham. 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans, Is, 600
yards Cheviot, $500 yards; Brown Sheeting, 49,
600 yards; Bleached Sheeting 600 yards; Hickory
Shifting 10000 yards; Calico Shifting, 5000 YARDS
Powder; 25s00O pounds of Soap; Clothing, Gro,
ceres, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies,
School Books etc, and long list Of miscellane-
Gus GUS. articles, such as Harness, Flows, Rakes
Forks. etc., and for about 400 Wagons required
for the service. to be delivered ut Chicago Kan
sas City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons
as may be required adapted to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes delivered
San Francisco.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School, and the kinds and quantities in gross, of
all other goods and articles together with blank
proposals, conditions to be observed by bidders,
fine inns afo pon&o 4
payment, transport alton routes and all other
necessary instructions will be furnished upon APP
plication to the Indian Office in Washington or
Nos. is and 81 Wooster street, New York; James
Lidgerwood. 1895 Broadway. New York; the Secre-
tary of the Merchants Exchange ST. Lous, Mis-
souri,; the COmmissaries of Subsistence, q. S. A.
at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha Saint
Louis, Saint Paul and San Francseo; the Post
masters at Sioux City and Yankton, and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas: Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell
Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka, Great Bend,
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned McPherson, Marion,
Medicine Lodge, Newton, Usage City Sedan,
Sterling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita. and Win
field
The right is reserved by the Government to re.
Ject any and all bids, or any part of any bid
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above
stated, and bidders are invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository or
the First Natl ,nal Bank of Los Angeles, CAL. for
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount OF the pro-
posal. 1.esi
j. D. c. ATKINS Commissioner. Ii